jIJAGE TWO T32 SAILS ttw!) Thursday, January 2, 1930 it The Daily News PRINCE HUl'ERT BRITISH COLUMBIA Published Every Afternoon, Except Sunday, by Prince Rupert Daily Nt tfs. Limited, Third Avenue H. P. PULLBN Managing-Editor ciiicr,miT,irv i A ti.-c TJy mail to all other parts of British Columbia, the, British Em? plre and United States, mid In advance, per year 6.00 By mail to all other countries; per year 7.50 J Transient display advertising, per inch, per insertion 1-40 ! Classified advertising, per insertion, per word . .02 Legal notices, each insertion, per agate line ...,., .15 Transient advertising on front page, per inch . ;" 2.80 DAILY EDITION Thursday, Janviary 2, J930 BEGINNING RIGHT The new year is now well under way and it is very important that we all begin it right. New Year resolutions are not usually much good, but there are times when new plans and policies have to be adopted and this is a rather good time to make the change. One of the important things in life is to clean up as we go along. That is something that every successful businessman remembers. He must keep his business up to date, have his desk clean every evening with all documents filed, letters written and correspondence answered. Any house that is lax about such things is headed for a receivership. So in every other walk of life. Today's work today should be the rule, even to the payment of accounts. Collect regularly, pay regularly, make up the books regularly and there is hopftior success. Even women can ledln afe'sson from the time of year. Regularity in the carrying out of household duties is just as essential to success as is regularity in the office or warehouse. Resolutions will riot put things right. It is actions that count Words do not mean very much, except in a libel suit. LEAVING FOR SOUTH Sir. and Mrs. George Wilson are leaving Prince Rupert today to reside in the south. Mr. Wilson has for many years been business manager of The Daily News and we dre glad to know that he will still remain a shareholder in the company and fib is not definitely severing his connection with the business, his leaving being more in the nature of an eedetf leavp of absence. Also he will represent the papery in tne south and look after the business connections tltete. 1 When the present management took over the paper the . business and editorial offices were represented by only two Dersons. Mr. Wilson beintr one. At that time the nanter had little circulation and not much prestige. Since then cnanges nave lanen piace. a large iiaiDeu uupiex press Jiasibeon installed that delivers the papers ready folded tsjjp 'tebjg cylinder presses. An additional linotype machuie.naa been installed and also a stereotyping plant., TKfJjjapejf" Has established for itself not only a large circulation but also a prestige among advertisers, who realize that they get results. For the protection of the advertiser a circulation audit system has been instituted which absolutely guarantees the advertiser against fake circulation figures. The Daily News is the only paper north of Vancouver to use the A.B.C. audit ana this sets it out from among the rest as one that can be depended upon. Any paper that cannot suDinii 10 an auan is noi 10 De circulation figures. These changes have been aepenaea upon in regard to ing jusi w snow us. I Twenty rast 12 brought about during the'. to And smce the clock now pointed time Mr. Wilson was business manager and his efforts have had a great deal to do with the success. While Mr. Wilson will be missed in the business department, it is not intended that his absence shall be permanently felt. Extra efforts Wfill be put forth by the remainder of the staff who have been trained under him and it is expected that continuous progress will be made. In doing that the co-operation of the people of Prince Rupert and district is solicited. ; in MArttOTOATP. 1If. . il. 1 him?" pnwner violent when you arrested POLICEMAN: "Violent. slrWhr, he threw his wife at me." London Opinion, WTe Seven A V Dials Mystery By Agatha Christie Copyright by Public Ledger THE STORY TUTS FAR There1 a house pert; on at Chlm-MJS, an estate cutMe London, occupied for the present on lea by Sir Oswald and Lady Coot;. Quest are lt to breakfast, especially Jimmy Thealger and Gerry WaM, much to the an nature of Lady Coot. Rupert Beteman, secretary to Sir Oswald. Ugfeets in alarm clcek by way of anurtng thai Wide In particular gate up next morning at a more rtal-onaMe Hour. Tbey plea to place eight etoeka In Wade'a room once he la asleep. Bateman. known a "Pongo," place th? elccka. and yet next day at noon Wade la etui in bed. INSTALMENT 11. The Jefc- That Failed Twelve o'clock.-' said Socks de spairlngly. The Joke as a joke had not gone oil any loo wen. The alarm clocks, on the other hand, had performed their part. Thev had (tone off with a vigor and elan tnat could nardiv nave been sur passed and which had sent Ronnv Devereux leaping out of. bed with a confused idea that the day of ludgment Had come. II suen nan been the effect in the room next door, what must it have been at close quarters? Ronny hurried out In th passage and applied hit ear to tne crack or trie aoor. He expected profanity expected It confidently and with Intelligent anticipation. But he heard noth- Ine at all. That is to say. he heard nothing of what he expected. The eiOQKs were tiesing an ngnt tic king in a loud, arrogant exasper ating manner. And presently an other went olf. ringing with a crude, deafening note that would have aroused acute irritation in a deaf man. There was no doubt about it, the clocks had performed their part faithfully. They .did, all, and more than Mr. Murgatroyd hid claimed for them. But apparently iney naa met meir ma ten in tier- aid wade. The syndicate was inclined to be despondent about It "The lad isn't human," grumbled Jimmy Thesiger. Probably thought he heard the e fend wen? Weeo'agaS' suggested Helen (or possibly Nan cy). "It seems to me very remarkable." said Rupert Bateman ser-lously. "I think he ought to sees doctor about it." "Some disease of the eardrums." (unvested Bill hopefully. "Well, if you as me." said Socks "I think he's lust spoofing us. Of course they woke him up. But he's lust golns to do us down bv pretending he doesn't hear anything " Every one looked at Socks with respect and admiration. "It's an idea." said Bill. "He's subtle, that's what it is." raid Socks. "YouH see. hell be & fcte for bVeSkfast thu mom some minutes past twelve the general opinion was tnat socks' theory was a correct one. Only Ronny Devereux demurred. ' "You forget, I was outside the door when the first one went off. whatever old Gerry decided to do later, the first one must have sur prised him. He'd, have let out something about it. Where did you put it. Pongo?" "On a little table close by his ear." said Mr. Bateman. That was thoughtful of you. Pongo." said Ronnv. "Now. tell me," he turned to Bill, "if a whacking great bell started ringing within a few Inches of your ear at half -past six in the morning, what would you say about it?" "Oh! Lord," said Bill. "I should say ." He came to a stop. Of course, you would," said Ronny. "So sh.uld I 80 would anv one. What they call the natural man would emerge. Well, it didn't. So I say that l'ongo is right as usual and that Gerry has got an obscure disease of the eardrums." "It's now twenty past twelve," said one of the girls sadly. "I say," said Jimmy slowly, "that's a bit beyond anything,, isn't it? I- mean a Joke's a ioke. But this is carrying it a bit far. It's a shade hard on the Cootes." BiU stared at him. "What are you getting at?" "Well," said Jimmy, "somehow or other it's not like old Oerry.' He found it hard to put into word Just what he meant to say. He didn't want to sar too much, and yet , He saw Ronny looking at him. Ronny. w suddenly T alert. f , . , Tredwell Reports It was at that moment Tredwell j came into the room and looked round him hesitantly. "I thoueht Mr. Bateman wa here," he explained apologetically. "Just gone out this minute through the window." said Ronny. "Can I do anything?" Tredwell's eyes wandered from him to Jimmy Thesiger and then ten job, but somebody's got to do back again. 'it." He looked at Jimmy. "You As though singled out, the two know her, don't you?" young men left the room with' "Slightly. I've danced with her him. Tredwell closed the dinlnor- once or twice." room door carefully behind" him. "Well said Ronny. "What's up?" "Mr. Wade not having yet come down, sir, I took the liberty of sending Williams up to his rooms "Yes." "Williams has Just come run- j nlng down in a great state of agi- a handsome trophy offered by tation, sir." TredwelJ paused a! O. W. B. Cleland of Troy, for the pause of preparation. "I am afraid. J winner of the inrmunlcipality . 1 norse-jumping competition at the , ,.; .,,. sir. the poor young gentleman Roya, Winter Fair in Toronto was must have died In his sleep." 'entirely designed by a 17-year-old Jlmmv and Ronny stared at him. Toronto girl whp has never had a 'Nonsense," cried Ronny at. last, lesson in such skilled work. The "It's it's Impossible. Gerry ." , young girl is Miss Catherine Gunn, His face worked suddenly. "I'll 'a granddaughter of the late I'll' run up and see. That fool Wll- j George Ross. She was asked by Hams may have made a mistake " Mr. Cleland, who knew of her . lability in clay modeling, to design A Doctor's Verdict ja model in clay for a trophy. It Tredwell stretched out a de- shows a flat plate in the form of taining hand. With a queer, un- a show ring with three horses natural feeling of detachment, about to go over, the Jumps. The Jimmv realized that the butler had modeling of the horses and the the whole situation in hand. ; riders is an exceptionally clever "No. sir. Williams has made nn i and realistic piece of work, and mistake. I haye already sent for; Mr. Cleland adopted the design Dr. Cartwright. and in the mean-1 without any change. A bronsc time I have taken the liberty of cast was made from the clay mod-'ocking the door .preparatory to el anl has been on view in a Informing Sir Oswald of what ha..down town jewelry store window. occurred. I must now find Mr. Bateman." 1 Tommy Williams of Lick. In- TredweU hurried away. Ronny ,dlana. a former Australian and stood like a man dazed. . 'English lightweight champion, is "Gerry." 'he muttered to himself. 02 years old. but he wants to make Jimmy took his friend by the a one-fight ring comeback. Wll-arm and steered him out through Hams, through Charles B. Dilltng- side door on to a secluded por- ham. New York theatrical production of the terrace. He pushed him er. has challenged any fighter, or down on to a seat. former fighter 60 years or older. "Take it easy, old son." he said the bout to be staged as a pre-klndly. "Youll get your wind in liminary to some big show in Chi-a minute." !cago or New York. The former But he looked at him rather , champion boxes almost daily. He curiously. He had had no idea ' is a physical instructor at a hotel. that Ronny was such a friend of Gerry Wades. , "Poor old Gerry." he said thoughtfully. "If ever a man looked fit he did." Ronny nodded. "At' that clock business seems o rotten now." went on Jimmy. "It's odd. isnt it, why farce so often pirns to get mixed up with tragedy?" lie was talking more or less at random, to give Ronny time to recover himself. The other moved restlessly. "I wish that doctor would come. I want to know " "Know what?" "What he died of." Jimmy pursed up his lips. "Heart?" he hazarded. Ronny gave a short, scornful laugh. "I say. Ronny," said Jimmy. "Well?" Jimmy found a difficulty in go-ins: on. 1 . "You don't mean you aren't think I mean, you haven't got lt 'nto your head that that. well. I mean he wasn't biffed on the head or any thine? Tredwell locking ihe firtnr atiH oil F It seemed to Jimmy that his words deserved an answer, but Ronny continued, to stare, straizht out in front of? him. Too Much Chloral Jimmy shook his head and relapsed into silence. He didn't see that there was anything to do except Just waft So he waited. . , It was TredweH who disturbed them. The doctor would like to see you two gentlemen in the library. 11 you piease. sir. Ronny SDrane ud. Jimmv fol lowed him. Dr. Cartwright was a thin, en ergetic young man, with a clever race. He greeted them with a brief ; nod. Pongo, looking more serious! and spectacled than ever, per-informed introductions. j "I understand you were a treat raid to Ronny. "His greatest friend." "H'rn. Well, this business seems straight forward enough. Sad, though. He looked . a healthv young chap. Do y-t know if he was in the habit pf taking stuff to make him sleep?" "Make him sleep." Ronnv stared. "He always slept like a top." "You never heard 1hJm complain of sleeplessness? ' u "Never." enough. Jherell have, to be an Inquest. I'm afraid, nevertheless." "How did he die?" "There's not mlidh doubt; I should say an ovetdose of chloral. The stviff was by. his bed. And a noiue ana glass. Very sad, these mings are." It was Jimmy ... who asked the question which he felt was tremb U? n.,s friend' llPs. and yetjwood where he will work for the which the other,, could somehow Consolidated Mining & Smeltine or other not get put. question of Foul Play "There's no question bf foul plav?" The doctor looked at him sharply. "Why do you say that? Any cause to suspect it, eh?" Jimmy looked at Ronny. If Ronny knew anything now was the time to speak. But to his astonishment Ronny shook his head. "No cause whatever," he said clearly. "And suicide eh?" "Certainly not." Ronny was emphatic. The doctor was not so clearly convinced. "No troubles that you know of? Money troubles? A woman?" Again Ronny shook his. head. ow about nis relations. They must be notified." He's got a sister a half .sister rainer. Lives at Deane Priory. About 20 miles from here. When he wasn't in town Oerry lived with her." "H'rn." said the doctor, "Well. she must be told." I'll go." said Ronny. "It's a rot- "Tnen we'll go in your car. You Sport Chat He has worked out with Diliing- nam xor 30 years. A statistician on turf results has come forth with the revelation that the best pickers of race track winners for 102fl were from the United States in the states of New York, Kentucky and Mary-and with Canadians last. In each of the three states. 40 Der cent of KJ through 1 victoriously L .2LS? S.e while in Can ada the average was 33 per cent. Statistics for the year of formful racing In the leading states and Canada : Races Firsts Pet. New York 1.0M 415 .40 Kentucky 1,003 397 .40 Maryland 779 308 .40 Illinois 1.452 512 .35 Canada 2J058 671 33 THE WEATHER . Prince Rupert Overcast, freah northeast wind: temperature. 34. Haywport strong wind, snow, Port Simpson Southerly wind. Terrace Snowing, calm, 24. Rosewood Snowing, calm, 20. Aiyansh Snow, north wind. 19. Alice Arm Snow, north wind, 22. Anyox Snowing, north wind, 241 . Hazelton northeast wind, 20. iBmithers Cloudy, north wind, 18. Burns Lake Snowing, calm. Vanderhoof Snowing, calm, 14. Qucsnel Cloudy calm. Eighth Cabin Clear, calm. District News STEWART Local radio fans are agitating for the assistance of the federal radio deoartment in lncstincr anA , rectifying the source of interfer ence which ha been very bad htre lately. It is estimated that there is over $10,000 invested In radios here. Word has been received here of the recent marriage In Vancouver of Ms Beatrice Honttnan, formerly of Stewart, to Joe Gray of Nova Scotia. The groom is a nephew of Capt S. K. Qmy, captain of the coast steamer Princes Mary. A special carol service was hiri Jn St. Mark's Anglican Church here on Sunday with Rev. C. J. Lee officiating. Jnhnnv Ttvnn has laft r.i. Co. Father E. M. Leray OJM.I. is on a trip to Terrace to conduct services there in the Roman Catholic Church. Mrs. Morrison, whose husband is engaged in diamond drilling, nip the Salmon River, is spending a brief holiday in the south. , A. Lobje. who was recently crushed by a cave-in of ore in the bunkers at Marmot, it making satisfactory recovery from his injuries in the local hospital. Mrs. Reynolds, whose husband is in the Jewelry business at Hy-der, left last week for a holiday trip to Seattle, J. A. Dightman. who had his knee cut with an axe some tlmei ago. has had to eo back into ihp local hospital for further treat-, meni. don't mind, do you? I can't face it alone." 'That's all right," said Jimmy reassuringly. "I was going to suggest it myself. Ill go and get the old bus cranked up." (To Be Continued Tomorrow) ELKS' NEW lS FEATURE YEARDANCEi OF MARKET 1 Seventy-seven Couples Attended ' Collapse of Bull Movement In Stock Midnight Cabaret on Tuesday; Outstanding Financial Devel-Was Great Success opment in 1929 j One of the many lie able affairs wnn ich were 'held trf PHnce Rupert ' in connection with the usherlne in I of the New Year was a midnight , velopment of the year. The rising l cabaret given in the Elks' Home by tide of prices came to a dramatic ' the local Elks' Lodge. There were halt in October in the most exten-! 77 couples In attendance and the sive and destructive period of event was very enthusiastic and liquidation in Wall Street's history. successful. It continued from 10 , Prices of stocks on all the. ex-: p.m. until 3 :15 ajni changes and unlisted markets of the 1 Tne nail ana taoies were appro-: ; priately decorated; The music provided for dancing by Charlie Bal-agno and his orchestra was the subject for much favorable com- ment. There were noisemakers and ; balloons and the refreshments were a special feature. I George Mitchell was master of ceremonies arid in general charge I of the affair with other members I of the lodge assisting. Entertainment at ! Salvation Army j There was an enjoyable New Year 1 entertainment last evening in the uaivaiion Army uitaaei. ine audience was large and appreciative. Adjutant William Kerr presided and in a few opening remarks, told of some of the work of the Army. Numbers on the program were as follows: Trombone solo Sergeant-Major Andrew Martin. , Piano and harmonica duet Miss Ena Anderson and Jack Mowatt. Recitation Mr. Nkkenon. Vocal solo Miss Ena Anderson. Instrumental duet Miss Mabel, aimon ana miss Ausiea. Cornet solo Kmil Hudema, accompanied by E. Merriot. Vocal solo Miss M. Fossum. Violin solo John Ward roper. Vocal solo Captain Warren. Vocal solo Stanley Ward roper, accompanied by John Wardroper on the violin. Solo Miss Mary Robertson. The evening s proceedings closed with the serving of refreshments by Mrs. William Kerr, assisted by ladies of the Army. TRYING TO FIND IF APE REALLY MAN'S ANCESTOR rii.DD.nnp ..... ,- . I. ."7,7.. T" f -Z" ' i'vi v, M!n wihi ; bwihhw may ar . h. ? common anceUr Is stapll- 1 Xied by. fact published ia a monu- ! mental gorilla study at Harvard I . publication explodes former j wends umi uicio ie ia unicreminrobablv as mucxi.mgre first specie of gorillas, and finds that hill T ol r Novemffr maoml there is only one. Although the: recovery tFfWfe ,e Vlosing Harvard work does not touch upon ! weeks of the year. the ancestry question, it removes a ' Apart frecUhe obvious ft lot of confusion from the research specutaUonanittjrflies "ad been and man. It shows precisely the 1 were advanwvHnp t. Jrc ine One family characteristics of the exist- factoi&h,Wrt?mS ing gorWa and the measurements ' 0f unduXutrsecuritrs PartK-are of the same kind employed by 1 ululj oi ' En V-L""? that anthropologist! , anct paleontologist J hid ITSrhiiaH who study both Drenlstortc man I kT. JS.rX maBl anu.-r. and prehistoric ape.. . i ne gonim studies were made by Dr. Harold J. Coolldge Jr.. assistant curator of mammals at the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Pauline Johnson's Birthplace to Be Secured by I.O.D.E. BRANTFORD. Ont. Jan. 2: A worthy movement has been lnaug- u,zrr uie rani unapter Im- perial Order Daughters of the Em - pire. for the acquisition and pr - ervation of "Chlefswood," the birthplace of Pauline Johnson, as a public memorial to the gifted Indian DOet. . The old hmu ii'jmfi mu - " 1 Wt.il. MSlf ST tUn'JZ lather, Chief Johnson, was a man pf power and ability in his day. and the house, though not large, is marked by taste of architecture and setting in the simple community of ir , 'ocauon is near ine province 01 yueoec or the dread bank of -,YC- the Grand River at a point I white plague have been decided ud-of special beauty owing to its wind- on by the provincial government, ing course and the presence of sev- following detailed study bv Hon eral small islands. On one of these I Athanase David, provincial serre. islands, near "Chiefawood." Pauline tary, and the heads of the provui-Johnaon is reputed to have aat one ciai medical service The new rim. day while she wrote "The Song My 1 Ject alms to strike at the verv root fbdtd8rX. one of her moit cel-1 e,vi!br 1 PVol K ebrated poems. I from tubercu ar-taintrH hnmri New Railways Northern Africa DAMASCUS, Jan. 2: Both in Syria and Persia progress is being made on several new lines of railways. In this country the French high commissioner ls draixrfnor niam fn two lines, one from Horns to Pal - myra .the lengendary city of ruins, uiiuiw, (uiMuj vauiiuuui, na the other from NMlbln, present ter- itiiuua in uie aagnaaa railway, to Deir-es-Zor on the Euphrates. In Persia an Ameriean-Oerman syndicate ls pushing the Trans-Persian line extending from the Caspian Sea to tme Persian Gulf. In the southern sectioon 14 miles have been completed and 4000 workers are extending the rails northward. In the northern section a four-mile tunnel between Alla-bad and Firuzkuh, about 60 miles cast of Teheran, the capital, ls under consideration. It ls estimated that this work will require three years. ! NEW YORK, Jan. 2. Collapse of 'the bull movement in stock prices was the outstandine financial de- Annntrv nlunirpd downward SO ran- idly that only a small part of the 15,000.000 or 20,000,000 security holders escaped without some deprecia tion in tne value 01 tneir noiaings. Thousands of margin speculators rwere wtoed out. In some quarters it was felt that the reduced purchasing power of the millions who had taken either actual or paper losses in the market certainly would be felt. In others there was a reeling that the large volume of credit released from speculative channels would be made available for business and agricultural expansion. Conflicting opinions developed in banking and business circles as to the ultimate effect of the securities decline on general business. Signs of recession had begun to appear In certain Industries before the break, notably in steel and motors. The building industry had been plodding aiont for several months under the handicap of high interest rates which made financing of new construction difficult. In striking contrast to the postwar depression of 1921, there were no heavy inventories this year, except possibly in the automobile industry; no inflation of commodities and no unusually heavy bank loans. In Better Shape Corporations generally were in much better shace financially this year, many of them having either eliminated bank loans altogether or reduced funded and other indebtedness through the retirement of bond issues and the sale of additional common stock. The steel industry, regarded la many quarters as barometric of business conditions, continued at record-breaking levels In the spring and summer, but tapered off In the closing months of the year. The oil industry nude notable progress In -solving the troubles of overproduction. The industry inaugurated trgianai - ma)lment agreementaaa obtained thererjac- "WWWIPIVte. Puw,c uiganapMnt Went on at a rapioy pace, wlth'several important merger projects consum- mated and others held up v by the WiC hv m unmtf oh. 1 Quoted values on the Ns, v0At lone droDDtZi than $15,000 000,000 in Octobr Ana ,KS,l',ueH through brokor' Irani One of the ImmediaK effects of the decline was to briig about a general relaxation of money rates. Call loans dropped to the lowest levels since early 1928, yith corresponding reductions in ame money and bankers' acceptance! The volume of federal reserve brokers' loans was almost cut in half in the six weeks ending the middle of October. 1 Rf VpncilrAC m I ft 1 FCdallI CJ ID Fight Plague I Will Move I i . "? ? v"tor From Infected City lious.es QUEBEC, Jan. 2: Measures nt nature original on this continent 1 aimed at the extermination in the Svi no J afflicted with the AnilS86 par? ' lhe r"rai scc-i Sffthe P" bt suited for the h- welfare of the children. mlnlstr has been quietly Pa,lnuTe.rreborme country, the ?t?i.2h.Me """Uan Mountains, ll,e Sh,Udren ,m 15 different .ami-if?' JherMults are such that the i2 Kion ls now 10 launch the plan in a big way. .r?fJ5ulmaVhea,th officers. 1 working lareelv thmn.h "nerous anti-tubercular dispensaries ?" uiruugnouc me province 1M locate families in which there . II Lllhflt71llnU T. - m a readrIar8elv known, since free treatment is given them at the dispensaries and by the physicians and nurses attached to the dispen- T Passener on Atlantic Liner (who Is really enjoying the sea, to nis companion who has gone below): "Come on up, Jim! We're passing a ship!" Voice from Below: "I don't want to see no ship. You call me when we're passing a tree!"